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Welcome to Eighty Eight ...

Eighty Eight is located in Barren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eighty Eight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Eighty Eight is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eighty Eight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Eighty Eight (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Eighty Eight: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Eighty Eight: 42130<4>

Communities near Eighty Eight ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eighty Eight.

  • Glasgow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Cave
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Tompkinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Edmonton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gamaliel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hiseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hiseville is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Fountain Run
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eighty Eight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eighty Eight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eighty Eight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eighty Eight.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eighty Eight. See our Newspapers Page for Eighty Eight.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eighty Eight ...

Looking for more information about Eighty Eight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eighty Eight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eighty Eight.

Adding Eighty Eight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eighty Eight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Eighty Eight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eighty Eight post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eighty Eight.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Barren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eighty Eight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Eighty Eight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Eighty Eight area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Eighty Eight). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eighty Eight or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/